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Mountain City, Colorado

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Call NumberK-124CreatorKemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975Date1935-1950SummaryHouses and buildings stand along dirt roads in Mountain City on the outskirts of Central City, Colorado, in the 1860s. Several mine shafthouses stand on the hills in the background. Gold was first discovered in the area in 1859 by John H. Gregory.Physical Description1 photonegative : black and white |8 x 11 cm (3 x 4 in.)|1 photoprint : black and white |12 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)SubjectMine buildings--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryMine shafts--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryCentral City (Colo.)--19th centuryGilpin County (Colo.)--19th centuryBuildings--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryHouses--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700125124Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesTitle from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library|words "Mountain City - from Bates Hill, looking S.W. about 1864" penciled on back of print|image is copy of earlier photograph taken by unknown photographer|image also identified as "F19564."|R7001251248Languageeng

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